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The Brass Bell

Chapter I

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A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.
_The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.
The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.
There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.
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The Brass Bell

Chapter I

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A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.
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_The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.
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The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.
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There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.
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D. D. L.

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Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “_The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.”

Sickle noun US /ˈsɪkəl/

a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass

From this reading “The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “_The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.”

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1848

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

58

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Ages

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

author

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

B

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Bell

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Brass

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

bravery

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

C

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Caesar

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Caesar's

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

carried

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Chariot

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

childlike

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

class

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

CO

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

collective

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

conceived

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

conquest

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

customs

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

D

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From this reading D. D. L.

Death

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

down

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

drama

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

Eugene

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Family

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

fittingly

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

French

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Gallic

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

Gaul

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Gold

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

grand

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

habits

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Hena

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

History

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

industrious

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

instructively

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

introduced

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

introduction

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Invasion

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Isle

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

known

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

L

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From this reading D. D. L.

LABOR

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

lofty

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

monumental

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Mysteries

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

NEW

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

NEWS

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

pathetically

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

People

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

preludes

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

present

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Proletarian

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Revolution

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Roman

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

second

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Sen

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

serial

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

seventeen

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

SicklenounUS /ˈsɪkəl/

a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass

From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

simplicity

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

stage

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

starts

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

stories

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

story

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

struggle

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

subsequent

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Sue's

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

Tale

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

There

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

thrilling

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From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

title

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From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _The Brass Bell_; or, _The Chariot of Death_ is the second of Eugene Sue's monumental serial known under the collective title of _The Mysteries of the People; or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

Virgin

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From this reading The first story--_The Gold Sickle; or, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_--fittingly preludes the grand drama conceived by the author.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading There the Gallic people are introduced upon the stage of history in the simplicity of their customs, their industrious habits, their bravery, lofty yet childlike--such as they were at the time of the Roman invasion by Caesar, 58 B. C. The present story is the thrilling introduction to the class struggle, that starts with the conquest of Gaul, and, in the subsequent seventeen stories, is pathetically and instructively carried across the ages, down to the French Revolution of 1848.

YORK

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From this reading A Tale of Caesar's Gallic Invasion NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.