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Chapter VI
The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life. The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand. Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little. This brief slumber was profound. In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
one or the other of two
From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
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From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading This brief slumber was profound.
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From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
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From this reading This brief slumber was profound.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading In the morning he meditated for an hour, then he said his mass, either at the cathedral or in his own house.
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From this reading Like all old men, and like the majority of thinkers, he slept little.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This brief slumber was profound.
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From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
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From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
which person or people
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The private life of M. Myriel was filled with the same thoughts as his public life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The voluntary poverty in which the Bishop of D—— lived, would have been a solemn and charming sight for any one who could have viewed it close at hand.
