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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 He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
allowed
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
bar
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
barricade
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
Chanvrerie
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
darkness
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
de
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
DENIS
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From this reading DENIS.
despair
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
destiny
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
die
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
door
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
effect
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.
front
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
garden
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
gloomy
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
go
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
hand
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
held
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
just
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
key
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
la
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
Marius
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
offered
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
often
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
openings
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
opportunity
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
out
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
pass
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
PLUMET
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From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.
produced
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
QUARTIER
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From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.
rapped
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
removed
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
RUE
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From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.
said
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
shadows
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
ST
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From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
summoned
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
tempting
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From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.
tomb
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
voice
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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."
wished
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From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.
