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1830
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
1835
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASSE.
Arche-Marion
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
attired
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
BABET
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From this reading BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASSE.
bandits
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
bird's
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
bronze
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
bust
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
CLAQUESOUS
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From this reading BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASSE.
colossus
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
cotton-velvet
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
den
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
depths
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
fancied
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
Farnèse
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
feet
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
governed
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
GUEULEMER
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From this reading BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASSE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
Hercules
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
high
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
jacket
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
lowest
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
lungs
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
marble
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
MONTPARNASSE
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From this reading BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASSE.
muscles
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
out
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
Paris
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
place
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
quartette
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From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
respiration
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
saw
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
sewer
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
six
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
skull
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From this reading He was six feet high, had lungs of marble, muscles of bronze, the respiration of a cavern, the bust of a colossus, and a bird's skull.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
ticking
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A quartette of bandits, Babet, Gueulemer, Claquesous, and Montparnasse, governed, from 1830 to 1835, the lowest depths of Paris.
trousers
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From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules out of place, and his den was the Arche-Marion sewer.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You fancied you saw the Farnèse Hercules, attired in ticking trousers and a cotton-velvet jacket.
