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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
able
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
Ages
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
called
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
chronological
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From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
classes
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
commencement
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
comprehensive
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
curious
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
du
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
edition
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
embracing
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
English
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
episodes
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
era
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
Eugene
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
Family
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
far
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
fascinating
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
fashion
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
fiction
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
find
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
following
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From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
French
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
fully
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
Gallic
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
hard
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
History
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
interesting
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
Jew
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
Les
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
Mysteres
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
Mysteries
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
number
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From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
only
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
oppressed
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
oppressing
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
Paris
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
parts
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
Peuple
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
present
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
pretty
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
Proletarian
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
read
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
romance
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
seems
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
stories
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From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
story
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
successive
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
Sue
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These stories are nineteen in number, and their chronological order is the following:
thrilling
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
translated
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From this reading The French edition is pretty hard to find, and only parts have been translated into English.
Wandering
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From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is the story of a Gallic family through the ages, told in successive episodes, and, so far as we have been able to read it, is fully as interesting as "The Wandering Jew", or "The Mysteries of Paris".
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
work
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From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
wrote
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From this reading Eugene Sue wrote a romance which seems to have disappeared in a curious fashion, called "Les Mysteres du Peuple".
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_ A fascinating work, thrilling as fiction, yet embracing a comprehensive history of the oppressing and oppressed classes from the commencement of the present era.
