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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 Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
all
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
approach
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
ARMS
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From this reading "TO ARMS, COMMUNIERS!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
assisted
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From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
belfry
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
breath
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
brighten
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
celebrate
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
children
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
communal
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
COMMUNIERS
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From this reading "TO ARMS, COMMUNIERS!"
crestfallen
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
crowd
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From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
danger
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
day
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
emancipation
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
faces
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
flowed
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From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
foreseeing
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
gathering
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
Hall
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
inauguration
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
increasing
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From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
inhabitants
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
joy
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
market-place
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From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
men
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
met
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
now
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
Only
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
others
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
previous
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
public
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
security
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
sombre
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
some
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
symbol
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An ever increasing crowd flowed into the market-place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No; neither women nor children assisted at this gathering, so different from the first.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "TO ARMS, COMMUNIERS!"
Town
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
uneasy
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From this reading Only the men met, sombre, uneasy, some determined, others crestfallen, and all foreseeing the approach of a public danger.
women
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From this reading Not now, as on the previous day, did joy and the breath of security brighten the faces of men, women and children gathering to celebrate the inauguration of the communal Town Hall and belfry, the symbol of the emancipation of the inhabitants.
