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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 A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
ached
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From this reading His face ached where the man had struck him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
assure
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
away
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
awoke
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
basis
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
boy
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
chain
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From this reading He was cold, and the chain galled him.
Chariot
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
cold
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From this reading He was cold, and the chain galled him.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
d'Or
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
drunken
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
face
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From this reading His face ached where the man had struck him.
fascination
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
fighting
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
fly
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
foulness
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
galled
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From this reading He was cold, and the chain galled him.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
golden
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face ached where the man had struck him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was cold, and the chain galled him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was cold, and the chain galled him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
hopes
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
hour
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
house
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
kind
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
later
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
lighted
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
man
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From this reading His face ached where the man had struck him.
men
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
night
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
NOTREDAME
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From this reading SOLOMON NOTREDAME.
oaths
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
pay
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
perhaps
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
place
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
reeked
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
restlessly
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
saw
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
second
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
showman
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
SOLOMONproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading SOLOMON NOTREDAME.
stall
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
stand
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
stirred
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
straw
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
street
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face ached where the man had struck him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
there
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
twelve-year-old
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
two
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From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
visit
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was cold, and the chain galled him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the next stall two drunken men were fighting, and the place reeked with oaths and foulness.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His face ached where the man had struck him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
windows
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From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A little later that night, at the hour which saw the showman pay his second visit to the street before the _Chariot d'Or_, there to stand gaping at the lighted windows, and peering into the courtyard in a kind of fascination--or perhaps to assure himself that the house would not fly away, and his golden hopes with it--the twelve-year-old boy, the basis of those hopes, awoke and stirred restlessly in the straw.
