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Chapter II
The day broke hot and stifling. The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery. “Dragoons in the Luxembourg!” cried the gamins to each other. “What for?” But even the gamins did not know—yet.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Dragoons in the Luxembourg!” cried the gamins to each other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But even the gamins did not know—yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But even the gamins did not know—yet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “But even the gamins did not know—yet.”
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day broke hot and stifling.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading The day broke hot and stifling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even the gamins did not know—yet.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dragoons in the Luxembourg!” cried the gamins to each other.
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From this reading The day broke hot and stifling.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But even the gamins did not know—yet.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Dragoons in the Luxembourg!” cried the gamins to each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even the gamins did not know—yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What for?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading “Dragoons in the Luxembourg!” cried the gamins to each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading The day broke hot and stifling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even the gamins did not know—yet.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But even the gamins did not know—yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading “Dragoons in the Luxembourg!” cried the gamins to each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day broke hot and stifling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day broke hot and stifling.
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From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dragoons in the Luxembourg!” cried the gamins to each other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What for?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first sunbeams which chased the fog from bridge and street also drove the mists from the cool thickets of the Luxembourg Garden, and revealed groups of dragoons picketed in the shrubbery.
but in spite of that
From this reading But even the gamins did not know—yet.
