used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
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 watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
Bombarda
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
cabaretnounUS /ˌkæbərˈeɪ/
a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
ChampsnounUS /tʃæmps/
plural of “champ” — someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
Fantine
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From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
invadedverbUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdəd/
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
JOYOUSadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
go away from a place
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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 The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
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 "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
the force of workers available
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
on one occasion
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
at the time that
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
showing curiosity
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Zéphine
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From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
Élysées
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
