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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 It was like a mighty wave of enthusiasm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
Antoine
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
army
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
big
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
children
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
clear
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
cold
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
continuing
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
country
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
discourses
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
drawing-room
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
drowned
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
eager
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
enthusiasm
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From this reading It was like a mighty wave of enthusiasm.
far
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From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
fervour
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
generous
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
hateful
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
heroic
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
high
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From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
insurrectionary
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
intervals
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
intrigues
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a mighty wave of enthusiasm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
like
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From this reading It was like a mighty wave of enthusiasm.
love
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
Macquarts
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
march
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From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
Miette
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
mighty
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From this reading It was like a mighty wave of enthusiasm.
moonlight
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From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was like a mighty wave of enthusiasm.
patriotism
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
people
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
prattle
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
roads
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From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
rose
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
Rougons
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
Silvère
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
sordid
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
sped
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
stretched
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From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
thrill
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
transported
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From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
trumpet-voice
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
uncle
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The insurrectionary army was continuing its heroic march through the cold, clear country.
wave
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From this reading It was like a mighty wave of enthusiasm.
way
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From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thrill of patriotism, which transported Miette and Silvère, big children that they were, eager for love and liberty, sped, with generous fervour, athwart the sordid intrigues of the Macquarts and the Rougons.
white
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From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The high roads stretched far way, white with moonlight.
yellow
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From this reading At intervals the trumpet-voice of the people rose and drowned the prattle of the yellow drawing-room and the hateful discourses of uncle Antoine.
