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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 The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
accompany
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
appear
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
badly
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
calmly
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
compose
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From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
Dante
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From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
dark
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
de
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
difficult
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
dismal
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
doors
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
figures
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From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
find
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
flagstones
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
galleries
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
gallery
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
gendarmes
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
hall
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
heavy
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
imagination
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
inscription
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From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
intervals
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
Justice
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
labyrinth
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
lead
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From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
lighted
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
like
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
lodging-house
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
low-studded
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
makes
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
ministry
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
mounts
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
narrow
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
needs
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From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
night
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
Palais
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
pierced
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
place
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
prisoners
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
recall
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From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
resound
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
risks
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
sad
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From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
scarcely
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From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
stairways
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
story
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
there
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From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
tread
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From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading From morning to night, the flagstones resound under the heavy tread of the gendarmes, who accompany the prisoners.
view
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From this reading It is a place difficult to view calmly, the imagination makes it appear so dark and dismal.
visitor
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It needs a Dante to compose an inscription to place above the doors which lead from it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
windows
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
wing
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From this reading The visitor who risks himself in the labyrinth of galleries and stairways in the Palais de Justice, and mounts to the third story in the left wing, will find himself in a long, low-studded gallery, badly lighted by narrow windows, and pierced at short intervals by little doors, like a hall at the ministry or at a lodging-house.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can scarcely recall anything but sad figures there.
