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Chapter XII
STORMING THE BASTILE. Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever. Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers. Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared. The scene on the open place was terrifying.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The scene on the open place was terrifying.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
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From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
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From this reading STORMING THE BASTILE.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
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From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
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From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
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From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
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From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
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From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
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From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
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From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
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From this reading STORMING THE BASTILE.
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From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORMING THE BASTILE.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
