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12th
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
air
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
all
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
arms
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
beating
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
betray
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
cities
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
citizens
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From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
Convention
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
covered
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
declared
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Convention, exasperated, did likewise.
enjoining
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
events
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
exasperated
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From this reading The Convention, exasperated, did likewise.
fevers
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
filled
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
given
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From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
guards
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
Le
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
likewise
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From this reading The Convention, exasperated, did likewise.
Messengers
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From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
national
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
nine
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
o'clock
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
other
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
Paris
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
Peletier
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
permanent
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
posters
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
proclaimed
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
quarters
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
reassure
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From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
report
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
revolt
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
Section
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
Sections
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
sent
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From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
sessions
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From this reading At nine o'clock in the morning the Section Le Peletier declared its sessions permanent, and proclaimed revolt by beating to arms in all the quarters of Paris.
several
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
strange
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
streets
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From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
symptoms
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
Terrorists
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
threatened
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
thrills
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From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
TWELFTH
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
VENDÉMIAIRE
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
vouch
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From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
walls
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was filled with those strange thrills which betray the fevers of great cities, and which are the symptoms of great events.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Messengers were sent through the streets to reassure the citizens and to vouch for those to whom arms had been given.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
words
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From this reading THE TWELFTH VENDÉMIAIRE On the morning of the 12th Vendémiaire, all the walls were covered with posters enjoining the national guards to report at their several Sections, which were threatened by the Terrorists, or, in other words, the Convention.
