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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 One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
all
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Victor dressed and went out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
babies
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blouses
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Boulevard
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
boys
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came
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childish
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citizen
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
collected
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crowded
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From this reading The streets were crowded.
De
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doing
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dressed
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From this reading Victor dressed and went out.
effacing
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
Empire
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employed
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
everywhere
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
existed
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
gesticulating
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From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
greasy
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
group
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From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
Haussman
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holding
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hooting
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Hugo
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
insignia
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
interspersed
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From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
ladder
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
man
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From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
Mauleon
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menaces
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mounted
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
much
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names
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
obliterating
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
operation
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
out
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From this reading Victor dressed and went out.
ragged
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removing
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
round
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showed
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slender
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
stones
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From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
streets
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From this reading The streets were crowded.
substituting
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The streets were crowded.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
Victor
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From this reading Victor dressed and went out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
well
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From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victor dressed and went out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets were crowded.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
women
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words
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From this reading One greasy citizen, mounted on a ladder, was effacing the words "Boulevard Haussman," and substituting for Haussman, "Victor Hugo."
Workmen
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From this reading Workmen were everywhere employed in the childish operation of removing all insignia, and obliterating all names that showed where an Empire had existed.
worse
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From this reading Suddenly De Mauleon came on a group of blouses, interspersed with women holding babies and ragged boys holding stones, collected round a well- dressed slender man, at whom they were hooting and gesticulating, with menaces of doing something much worse.
