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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 Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
AGGRAVATED
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From this reading THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED.
ajar
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
appeared
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
Avenue
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
awaking
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
barricade
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
BECOMES
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From this reading THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
brightness
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
certain
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
Chanvrerie
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
dawn
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
Day
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
de
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
Denis
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
distance
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
door
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
dumb
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
end
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
evacuated
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
grew
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
heard
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
la
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
living
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
melancholy
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
movement
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
off
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
opened
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
opposed
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
passers-by
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
rapidly
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
Rue
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
seen
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
sinister
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
SITUATION
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From this reading THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
Sphinxes
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
square
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
St
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
stated
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
streets
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From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
sunbeam
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED.
Thebes
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
there
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nothing is so melancholy as this brightness of deserted streets; nothing could be seen, but something could be heard, and there was a mysterious movement at a certain distance off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
tranquillity
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
troops
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
whitened
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From this reading The Rue St. Denis was dumb as the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Thebes; there was not a living being on the square, which a sunbeam whitened.
window
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From this reading Day grew rapidly, but not a window opened, not a door was ajar; it was the dawn, not an awaking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie opposed to the barricade had been evacuated by the troops, as we stated; it appeared to be free and open for passers-by with sinister tranquillity.
