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Chapter CVII
On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake. Some new thing had come into his soul. Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world. He had never been father, lover, husband, friend. In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
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about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
any thing at all
From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading He had never been father, lover, husband, friend.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading He had never been father, lover, husband, friend.
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From this reading In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
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From this reading He had never been father, lover, husband, friend.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
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From this reading He had never been father, lover, husband, friend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
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From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
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From this reading In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
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From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
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From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some new thing had come into his soul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
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From this reading On the following morning, at daybreak, Jean Valjean was still by Cosette’s bedside; he watched there motionless, waiting for her to wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
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From this reading Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world.
