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1793
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From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was not even a reaction.
all
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
anarchy
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
Austria
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
blindly
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
call
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From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
carnage
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
children
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
coalition
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
defies
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
destruction
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
England
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not even a reaction.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
flow
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
France
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
God
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
hate
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
horror
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
hurricane
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
joined
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
lust
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
madly
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not even a reaction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
Paris
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
powerful
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
Prussia
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
reaction
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From this reading There was not even a reaction.
reaping
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
Republic
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From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
rushes
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
September
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From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
sowing
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
Spain
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
stem
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
surging
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
terrorism
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
There
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From this reading There was not even a reaction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
together
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
torrent
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
Universe
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From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
Vendemiaire
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From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not even a reaction.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
wild
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From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,--Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,--defies the Universe and defies God!
Year
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From this reading Paris this September 1793!--or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?--call it what we will!
