used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
Bombarda
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From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
Café
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From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
Champs-Élysées
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
chattingverbUS /ˈtʃætɪŋ/
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
craning
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
emergeverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
Fantine
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From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
the act of departing
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
invasionnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
the force of workers available
From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
cut with a saw
From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
at the time that
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
window-sills
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
Zéphine
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From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
