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1848
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
any
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
appear
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
bear
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
bring
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
calm
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
caused
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
class
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
classes
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
clearly
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
clergy
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
closed
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
commotion
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
cunning
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
curious
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
day
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
depths
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
despair
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
distinction
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
established
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
events
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
faintly
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
fights
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From this reading Plassans sleeps while Paris fights.
goes
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
hidden
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
indifferent
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
Kings
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
marked
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
matter
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
middle
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
mute
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
nobility
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
Paris
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From this reading Plassans sleeps while Paris fights.
Plassans
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
political
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
popular
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
present
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
prudence
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
republics
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
scarcely
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
sequestered
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
shrewd
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
sleeps
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From this reading Plassans sleeps while Paris fights.
slight
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
sounds
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
stir
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
study
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
surface
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
there
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
thrones
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
town
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
usurp
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From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
very
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From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
voice
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From this reading Even at the present day the popular voice sounds very faintly there; the middle classes bring their prudence to bear in the matter, the nobility their mute despair, and the clergy their shrewd cunning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In that closed, sequestered town of Plassans, where class distinction was so clearly marked in 1848, the commotion caused by political events was very slight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Plassans sleeps while Paris fights.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Kings may usurp thrones, or republics may be established, without scarcely any stir in the town.
work
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From this reading But though on the surface the town may appear calm and indifferent, in the depths hidden work goes on which it is curious to study.
