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Zigzag Journeys in Europe

Chapter XVI

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PARIS.
Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.
Paris the beautiful!
City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!
City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!
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Zigzag Journeys in Europe

Chapter XVI

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PARIS.
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Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.
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Paris the beautiful!
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City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!
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City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

Learner Dictionary

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Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!”

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.”

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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 Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Beautiful

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

Boat

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Bois

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Boulogne

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

charming

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

Church

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

City

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

Concorde

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

courtesies

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

Dame

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

dark

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From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

Dauphin

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

de

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Eustache

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

everywhere

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

faces

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

Fontainebleau

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

French

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Garden

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

gay

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

hardly

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From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

hearts

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

Heroes

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

history

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From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

Invalides

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Iron

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

la

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

light

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

Louvre

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Man

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Mask

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Molière

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Napoleon's

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Notre

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

PARIS

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From this reading PARIS.

Place

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Poem

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

scar

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From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

scenes

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

Seine

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

smiling

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From this reading City of light hearts, smiling faces, charming courtesies, and gay scenes everywhere!

St

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Story

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Surprise

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Tomb

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Tommy's

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

tragedies

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From this reading City of dark tragedies of history that have hardly left behind a scar!

Trianons

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Tuileries

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Versailles

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Water-Omnibuses

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Wyllys

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

Wynn's

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.

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From this reading Paris the Beautiful.--Notre Dame.--Tuileries and Louvre.--Garden of the Tuileries.--Bois de Boulogne.--Church of the Invalides.-- Napoleon's Tomb.--Place de la Concorde.--Story of the Man of the Iron Mask.--Versailles and the Trianons.--Story of the Dauphin.-- Fontainebleau.--The Seine.--Water-Omnibuses.--A Wonderful Boat.-- Tommy's French.--A Surprise.--St. Eustache.--Molière.--Young French Heroes.--Wyllys Wynn's Poem.