Chapter XXIV
PARIS. Day dawned. It was the 25th of June. They returned to Paris after five days absence. Five days!
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Chapter XXIV
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PARIS.
Day
dawned.
It
was
the
25th
of
June.
They
returned
to
Paris
after
five
days
absence.
Five
days!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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PARIS.
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Day
dawned.
Line 3
It
was
the
25th
of
June.
Line 4
They
returned
to
Paris
after
five
days
absence.
Line 5
Five
days!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “They returned to Paris after five days absence.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They returned to Paris after five days absence.”
All words in this reading · 16
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25th
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From this reading It was the 25th of June.
absence
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From this reading They returned to Paris after five days absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They returned to Paris after five days absence.
dawned
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From this reading Day dawned.
Day
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From this reading Day dawned.
days
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From this reading They returned to Paris after five days absence.
five
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From this reading They returned to Paris after five days absence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the 25th of June.
June
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From this reading It was the 25th of June.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the 25th of June.
PARIS
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From this reading PARIS.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They returned to Paris after five days absence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the 25th of June.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They returned to Paris after five days absence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They returned to Paris after five days absence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the 25th of June.