Chapter 12 of Taking the Bastile is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Taking the Bastile is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STORMING THE BASTILE. Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever. Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers. Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared. The scene on the open place was terrifying.
Chapter 12 of Taking the Bastile is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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expected hopefully
From this reading “Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.”
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading “Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.”
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.”
plural of “patriot” — one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading “Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.”
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “STORMING THE BASTILE.”
plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading “Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.”
causing extreme terror
From this reading “The scene on the open place was terrifying.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
expected hopefully
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STORMING THE BASTILE.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
the act of burning something
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793)
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
the force of workers available
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
plural of “patriot” — one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading STORMING THE BASTILE.
plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading Gonchon's men had joined in with Marat's, the suburbs hailing each other as brothers.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
causing extreme terror
From this reading The scene on the open place was terrifying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORMING THE BASTILE.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gonchon was at the head of his patriots but Marat had disappeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under the burning July sun the crowds awaited, shuddering with fever.
Chapter 12 of Taking the Bastile by Alexandre Dumas holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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