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Chapter CIV
Jean Valjean was not dead. When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen. He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored. He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night. At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
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a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean Valjean was not dead.”
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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 He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
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From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
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From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
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From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
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From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
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From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
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From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
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From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
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From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
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From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
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From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
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From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
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From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
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From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
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From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
up to a particular time
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
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From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
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From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
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From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
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From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
at the time that
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
