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Chapter XV
Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd. Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another. "What became of her?" "She's run away." "With the Vicomte de Chagny, of course!"
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hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.”
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading "She's run away."
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From this reading "What became of her?"
at or toward the back of something
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From this reading "With the Vicomte de Chagny, of course!"
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "With the Vicomte de Chagny, of course!"
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From this reading Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading "With the Vicomte de Chagny, of course!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What became of her?"
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What became of her?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading "She's run away."
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading "She's run away."
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
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From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.
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From this reading Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.
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From this reading "With the Vicomte de Chagny, of course!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind the curtain, there was an indescribable crowd.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Artists, scene-shifters, dancers, supers, choristers, subscribers were all asking questions, shouting and hustling one another.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What became of her?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With the Vicomte de Chagny, of course!"
