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1848
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
23
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
ago
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
all
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
ancestors
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GILDAS AND JEANIKE.
army
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
banquets
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
boulevard
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
BRENNUS
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From this reading THE SWORD OF BRENNUS.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
chief
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
days
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
Denis
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
distance
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
DRAPER
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From this reading LEBRENN, LINEN DRAPER.
drawn
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
epoch
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
especially
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
fact
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
February
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
France
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
Gallic
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
GILDAS
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From this reading GILDAS AND JEANIKE.
haughty
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
held
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
historic
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
incident
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
JEANIKE
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From this reading GILDAS AND JEANIKE.
known
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
large
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
LEBRENN
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From this reading LEBRENN, LINEN DRAPER.
LINEN
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From this reading LEBRENN, LINEN DRAPER.
mien
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
odd
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
painted
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
Paris
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
picture
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
pretty
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
previous
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
profoundly
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
ransom
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
rather
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
reform
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
represented
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
Rome
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
savage
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
scales
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
seen
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
several
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
shop
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
sign
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
St
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
stirred
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
Street
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
surmounted
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
SWORD
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From this reading THE SWORD OF BRENNUS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
there
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From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
thousand
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
throwing
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
two
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
vanquished
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
well
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On February 23, 1848, the epoch when, for several days previous, all France, and especially Paris, was profoundly stirred by the question of the _reform_ banquets, there was to be seen on St. Denis Street, a short distance from the boulevard, a rather large shop surmounted by the sign
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
years
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From this reading In fact, a picture, pretty well drawn and painted, represented the well known historic incident of Brennus, the chief of the Gallic army, throwing with savage and haughty mien his sword into one of the scales of the balance that held the ransom of Rome, vanquished by our Gallic ancestors, about two thousand and odd years ago.
