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BLOWING HOT AND COLD. It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus. Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off. The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris. The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
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From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLOWING HOT AND COLD.
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From this reading The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
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From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
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From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
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From this reading BLOWING HOT AND COLD.
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From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
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From this reading The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
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From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
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From this reading BLOWING HOT AND COLD.
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From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
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From this reading The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
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From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
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From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
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From this reading BLOWING HOT AND COLD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
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From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
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From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King was accounted too good to order people to be beheaded; but he sent people into the Bastile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was on the morning of the fourteenth of July that Billet opened oratorical fire against the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France--a rock of Sisyphus.
