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1832
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
ADVANTAGE
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From this reading GAVROCHE REAPS ADVANTAGE FROM NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
ajar
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From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
badly
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
blasts
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
breezes
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
brightest
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
broke
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
century
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
chill
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
closed
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
cold
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
comes
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From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
crevices
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
cutting
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
days
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
door
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
effect
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
enter
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
epidemic
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
Europe
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
exactly
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
freeze
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
frequently
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GAVROCHE REAPS ADVANTAGE FROM NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
gate
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From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
GAVROCHE
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From this reading GAVROCHE REAPS ADVANTAGE FROM NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
gloomy
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From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GAVROCHE REAPS ADVANTAGE FROM NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
icy
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
more
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
NAPOLEON
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From this reading GAVROCHE REAPS ADVANTAGE FROM NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
out
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
Paris
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
period
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
produce
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
REAPS
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From this reading GAVROCHE REAPS ADVANTAGE FROM NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
room
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
sadden
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
seems
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From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
sharp
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
sharper
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
some
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From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
Spring
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GAVROCHE REAPS ADVANTAGE FROM NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
there
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From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
traversed
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
very
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From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
warm
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the spring of 1832, the period when the first great epidemic of this century broke out in Europe, these breezes were sharper and more cutting than ever, and some door even more icy than that of winter had been left ajar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Spring in Paris is very frequently traversed by sharp, violent breezes which, if they do not freeze, chill.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
window
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From this reading These breezes, which sadden the brightest days, produce exactly the same effect as the blasts of cold wind which enter a warm room through the crevices of a badly closed door or window.
winter
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From this reading It seems as if the gloomy gate of winter has been left ajar, and that the wind comes from there.
