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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 He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
ascended
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
attic
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
birds
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
burning
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
carefully
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
carrying
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
chairs
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
chamber
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
chosen
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
closed
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
construct
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
corner
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
Cosette
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
desert
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
door
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
embers
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
entered
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
fire
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
floor
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
fumbled
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
furnished
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
Gorbeau
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From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
halted
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From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
house
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From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
instantly
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
Jean
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From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
key
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From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
kind
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
laid
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
Like
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
mattress
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
moderately
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
nest
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
opened
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
out
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
pass-key
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
place
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
pocket
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
several
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
sort
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
spacious
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
staircase
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
stairs
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From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
stove
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
table
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
top
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From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
Valjean
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From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
visible
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From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
waistcoat
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From this reading He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket, drew out a sort of a pass-key, opened the door, entered, closed it again carefully, and ascended the staircase, still carrying Cosette.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in front of this Gorbeau house that Jean Valjean halted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The chamber which he entered, and which he closed again instantly, was a kind of moderately spacious attic, furnished with a mattress laid on the floor, a table, and several chairs; a stove in which a fire was burning, and whose embers were visible, stood in one corner.
wild
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From this reading Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the top of the stairs he drew from his pocket another key, with which he opened another door.
